San José
noun
a city in and the capital of Costa Rica, in the central part.
San José
1 American
[sahn haw-se]
/ ˌsɑn hɔˈsɛ /
noun
San Jose
2
American
[san hoh-zay]
/ ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ /
noun
San Jose
1
British
/ ˌsæn həʊˈzeɪ /
noun
San José
2
British
/ saŋ xoˈse /
noun
San Jose
Cultural
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Center for the electronics and high-tech (see also high-tech) industries. (See Silicon Valley.)
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The measure has garnered widespread support, including from Gov. Gavin Newsom, statewide unions and mayors from Santa Monica to San José.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Prosecutors said Aurora was one of seven children, ages 2 months to 17 years, who lived in an East San José house on Lancelot Lane that was filled with cockroaches, pet feces, garbage and mold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Prior reports by county social workers and San José police “documented significant cockroach infestations,” according to the district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The San José man summited the mountain around 7:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
On the computer, she booked a flight out of San José del Cabo to Los Angeles for the next morning.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
When presenting first- and second-quarter results earlier this year, executives at the San Jose, California-based company made no mention of the job cuts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Sky Harbor became the first U.S. airport to offer robotaxi rides, in late 2022, and Waymo has since expanded to major airports in San Jose, Calif., San Francisco and San Antonio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The median list price in San Jose was about $1.2 million that month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The 30-year-old was Steve Clarke's number one at the World Cup and, since then, has remained in the United States with San Jose Earthquakes.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
A creative writing teacher at San Jose State used to say about cliches: “Avoid them like the plague.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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